As the University of North Alabama Athletic Director Mark Linder started his comments in front of today’s press conference in Flowers Hall, he said that his goal was to find the right coach to continue the culture of Lions football as well as a person with good character and integrity. He already had that person […]

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Some were a bit surprised today when Coach Bobby Wallace called a press conference. Others were not. However, all knew what it would be about. After five years since he left retirement to come back to UNA for a second stint as head football coach, the legendary Bobby Wallace has retired for good. He stated […]

After a three-year hiatus, I have decided to revive the site mainly because of the renewed excitement in the UNA community especially with the latest buzz flowing around Florence. Over the past couple of years, we have witnessed multiple conference championships, post-season berths, and even an additional national championship for the Lions! As North Alabama […]

FLORENCE, Alabama — The Gulf South Conference coaches voted 10 North Alabama players onto their preseason All-Conference football team. That’s more representatives than any other school. However, they picked UNA to finish third, behind defending national champion Valdosta State and defending GSC champ West Alabama. That can only mean one thing to Bobby Wallace, the […]

FLORENCE, Ala. — Harlon Hill, the former star receiver for the Chicago Bears whose name adorns the NCAA Division II player of the year trophy, has died. He was 80. Jeff Hodges, chairman of the National Harlon Hill Award Committee, says Hill died Thursday at Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital in Florence after a lengthy illness. Hill, […]

FLORENCE – With a 16-3 record on the season, the University of North Alabama men’s basketball team returned to the National Basketball Coaches Association (NABC) Division II Top 25 Poll at No. 22. The Lions received 59 votes to enter the rankings for the second time on the year. UNA first entered the rankings at […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The University of North Alabama women’s track team competed in its first meet in school history Monday in the Emory Crossplex Invitational, finishing tied for 12th in a field of 15 schools. UNA student-athletes competed in eight events. Read More: RoarLions.com

The UNA board of trustees has approved a set of goals to reach on the road to the NCAA Division I status, according to a press release from the Office of University Communications. One of those goals is to get a D-I conference invite, which has not happened yet. “We have been in contact with […]

FLORENCE, Ala. — The University of North Alabama will renew its oldest football rivalry in 2013 when the Lions travel to Jacksonville State on Sept. 14 for a non-conference battle with the Gamecocks. The Jacksonville State game is part of a 10-game schedule the Lions will face in 2013, with five games at home […]